Work+ expands – more jobs, less debt for ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ Regionals students
The Work+ program at ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ Regionals will add another employer in fall 2020—Community First Solutions—expanding ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ’s groundbreaking jobs program that enables students to graduate without accumulating student debt. Three of the original employers maintained those jobs through the economic disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020.
One student involved in Work+ in spring 2020 was Dale Savage, who drove a bus for the Butler County Regional Transit Authority - providing him with a healthy dose of perspective.
“I have seen the importance of providing transportation to people who don’t have the privilege of driving a car,” said Savage, a 2019 Badin High School graduate who is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in computer science at ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ’s Hamilton campus. “It’s kind of humbling for me.”
About 30 students from the Hamilton and Middletown campuses participated in spring 2020, said Kelly Brown, interim director of Work+. Besides BCRTA, other employers included Deceuninck, thyssenkrupp Bilstein and The Fischer Group.